January 2004 regular meeting minutes

Officers present were President John Moore N1FOJ,VP Dale Clement AF1T,Secretary Don Curtis N1ZIH, Treasurer Scott Clay N1ZGO

1.Program discussions. Lee suggested we get tech talks up and running. Dale suggested we keep them short around 10 minutes.

2. Jerry K1BBQ presented the Campbell Island Dxpedition prefaced by an amusing short film.

3. After a short break, Sue Perrin gave a tech talk on the Ramsey kit she built.

4. Secretary’s Report; Don N1ZIH reported on the Dec. business meeting. The main topic of discussion was the March flea market and VE session. The secretary’s report was approved

5. Treasurer’s report; Scott N1ZGO Items discussed were the po box, repeater donations and an updated membership list. The treasurer’s report was approved.

6. Jim NS1E made a motion which was approved for a donation to the Henniker school for the flea market use.

7. Steve N1JHJ brought up the subject of the phone patch and Al K1CYJ had questions about calling cell phones.

8.Dale AF1T brought up the subject of a separate account for field day meals. We would like to get people to pay well enough in advance so we don’t end up buying too much food. Lee will put an item in the Key. We would like to have all the funds by June 1^st. A motioned was made and approved.

9.Lee AA1YN made a motion to allocate $5.00 dollars to purchase cups and coffee for each meeting. The motion was approved.

10.Ken Wilkins will bring food for the next meeting and Al Marin will bring the drinks.

11.Flea Market. Jim NS1E is looking for volunteers to help with setup and cleanup. CAARES will be doing talk-in. PA system was discussed. The school may have one available. Scott N1ZGO will send a copy of our insurance to the school. The club table was discussed. Anyone wishing to sell items is expected to spend time at the table. Louise will be contacted about the bake sale. Door prizes; NS1E will contact HRO about donations. There will be a 50-50 raffle. The flyer was discussed. Speakers will have to be lined up before the flyer can be competed. The table rate was discussed and it will stay the same. The date will be Sunday, March 28^th. Seller set-up will be 7 am. Hours are 8am-2pm. For next year the Maple street school was discussed as a location that will be available on a Saturday. Thanks to new member John Brookfield WB1ASC for looking into it.

12. The winner of our monthly 50-50 raffle was Mickie W1MKY

Our business meeting will be in two weeks at Lee Scott’s residence.

The meeting was adjourned at 10 pm